Repsol Honda Team satisfied with a productive first day of testing in Jerez

The Repsol Honda Team started their final test of 2018 today, before the mandatory winter break. The first day of the two-day session, held at Jerez de la Frontera (Spain), was blessed by perfect weather conditions. Only in the morning were the asphalt and air temperatures a bit chilly, prompting 2018 World Champion Marc Marquez and teammate Jorge Lorenzo to wait until noon before taking to the track.

Marc stopped one and a half hours before the official end of the session at 5:30 p.m. and was fifth-fastest on the day with a best time of 1’38.517”, recorded on lap 28 of 55. Jorge was a close seventh after completing 56 laps, with a best time of 1’38.749”.

The test will end tomorrow.

Marc Marquez

5th1'38.517 (lap 28/55)

“We started with this season’s bike before swapping to the new one. We did that in order to try and better understand a few things, because the feeling is different. Tomorrow we’ll concentrate more on the new version. Today we mainly worked on the bike’s base setup and tried some new details. Our race pace was good. I already feel comfortable on the bike, and tomorrow we’ll work to further adjust the setup and geometry, besides continuing to try new particulars. I think the base is good and that we’re going on the correct direction.”

Wednesday, November 28th 2018

TestingJerez TestSpain

Day 1 Classification

Sunny

Track Temp

29°C

Air Temp

22°C

Pos.

Rider

Num

Nation

Team

Constructor

Time/Gap

1

Petrucci Danilo

9

ITA

Ducati Team

Ducati

1:37.968

2

Dovizioso Andrea

4

ITA

Ducati Team

Ducati

1:38.185 / 0.217

3

Nakagami Takaaki

30

JPN

LCR Honda

Honda

1:38.348 / 0.380

4

Vinales Maverick

12

SPA

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP

Yamaha

1:38.376 / 0.408

5

Marquez Marc

93

SPA

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

1:38.517 / 0.549

6

Morbidelli Franco

21

ITA

Petronas Yamaha SRT

Yamaha

1:38.659 / 0.691

7

Lorenzo Jorge

99

SPA

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

1:38.749 / 0.781

8

Miller Jack

43

AUS

Pramac Racing

Ducati

1:38.816 / 0.848

9

Bautista Alvaro

19

SPA

Angel Nieto Team

Ducati

1:38.830 / 0.862

10

Mir Joan

36

SPA

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

1:38.956 / 0.988

11

Iannone Andrea

29

ITA

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

Aprilia

1:39.008 / 1.040

12

Rabat Tito

53

SPA

Reale Avintia Racing

Ducati

1:39.097 / 1.129

13

Rins Alex

42

SPA

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

1:39.150 / 1.182

14

Bagnaia Francesco

63

ITA

Pramac Racing

Ducati

1:39.157 / 1.189

15

Espargaro Pol

44

SPA

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

KTM

1:39.241 / 1.273

16

Quartararo Fabio

20

FRA

Petronas Yamaha SRT

Yamaha

1:39.414 / 1.446

17

Rossi Valentino

46

ITA

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP

Yamaha

1:39.564 / 1.596

18

Smith Bradley

38

GBR

Aprilia Racing Test Team

Aprilia

1:40.174 / 2.206

19

Zarco Johann

5

FRA

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

KTM

1:40.192 / 2.224

20

Abraham Karel

17

CZE

Reale Avintia Racing

Ducati

1:40.438 / 2.470

21

Syahrin Hafizh

55

MAL

Red Bull KTM Tech 3

KTM

1:40.630 / 2.662

22

Guintoli Sylvain

50

FRA

Suzuki Test Team

Suzuki

1:40.743 / 2.775

23

Oliveira Miguel

88

POR

Red Bull KTM Tech 3

KTM

1:41.699 / 3.731

24

Baiocco Matteo

15

ITA

Aprilia Racing Test Team

Aprilia

1:42.766 / 4.798

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Location Information

Built in 1986 and hosting its first Grand Prix one year later, the circuit of Jerez is now one of the most popular MotoGP venues and the focal point for a city fanatical about sport. Set in a slight valley in the south of Spain, Jerez is blessed with consistently… read more.

Location Information

Built in 1986 and hosting its first Grand Prix one year later, the circuit of Jerez is now one of the most popular MotoGP venues and the focal point for a city fanatical about sport. Set in a slight valley in the south of Spain, Jerez is blessed with consistently… read more.